Land (other than Māori Freehold Land and General Land owned by Māori) that has been alienated from the Crown. General Land is registered under the Land Transfer Act 1952 in the Land Titles Registry administered by Land Information New Zealand.

The Māori Land Court Judges.

Land that is held by Māori in accordance with tikanga Māori

Land, the beneficial ownership of which the Māori Land Court has Land determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land), and land that, for any reason, held the status of Māori Freehold Land when Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 came into force. Freehold titles are ofte [..]

This term is used throughout the report to refer to Māori Freehold Land and Māori Customary Land, as distinct from General Land owned by Māori.

We use this collective term to describe government agencies with sector an involvement in Māori Land issues. These agencies include the Ministry of Māori Development Te Puni Kōkiri

The Māori Land system is a product of history – arising from the system efforts of past governments to reconcile customary Māori communal ownership of land with an individual title system based on British land laws. In the context of this report, we use the term to include all matters relating to the ownership and administration of Māori Land.